American Life League, Inc. (ALL) is the largest Catholic grassroots pro-life organization in the United States. The organization opposes abortion under any circumstance and opposes all forms of contraception, embryonic stem cell research, and euthanasia. ALL has a no-exceptions, no-compromise position, which makes it inherently different to most other pro-life groups. Its current president is cofounder Judie Brown and its headquarters is in Stafford, Virginia.

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Celebrate Life Magazine[1] is a bi-monthly 32-page magazine dedicated to pro-life topics, including abortion, contraception, euthanasia, infertility and cloning.

Crusade for the Defense of Our Catholic Church in which ALL seeks to persuade Catholics about its views on abortion, as well as expose pro-choice Catholic politicians who knowingly defy Church doctrine and statements by church officials, including Pope John Paul II, Mother Theresa, and Pope Benedict XVI. In 2004, ALL published a full-page advertisement in USA Today urging Catholic priests and bishops to deny Communion to Catholic legislators who support abortion rights.[2] The League's slogan in this matter is "You can't be Catholic and pro-abortion."

STOPP Planned Parenthood International[3] is an organization developed to teach parents, grandparents, and school administrators about what Planned Parenthood discusses when it goes into schools.

American Life League Report[4] is a video series designed to inform people on pro-life topics.

ALL Speakers Bureau[5] lists the speakers who are available to travel to speak to specific groups about pro-life topics.

ALL Associate Program[6] is a network of organizations around the country and around the world who are "dedicated to the sacredness of human life."

Defund Planned Parenthood Action Center[7] includes a petition to sign stating that the signer does not want government funding going to Planned Parenthood. It also includes news and updates about Planned Parenthood.

The Pill Kills[8] discourages people from using contraceptive medication and explains what research has shown about its effects on a woman's body.

The American Life League site[9] provides visitors with pro-life resources and educational materials such as pamphlets and books.

American Life League was founded on April 1, 1979[10][11] by Judie Brown and nine other pro-life Americans after a schism with the National Right to Life Committee. Within less than a year of its founding, ALL had 68,000 members and received assistance founding ALL from Howard Phillips,[12] virtually free publicity from Heritage Foundation co-founder Paul Weyrich, and the help of extensive membership lists provided by right-wing direct mail specialist Richard Viguerie.[13] Since then, the ALL organization has grown, but its mission has not changed. ALL is "committed to the protection of all innocent human beings from the moment of creation to death."[14]

As of 2012, the non-profit charity evaluator, Charity Navigator, gives ALL a ranking of 2 out of 4 stars for financial accountability and transparency.[19] In 2005, ALL was on Charity Navigator's list of highest paid CEOs, with one-third of its income spent on fundraising and administrative expenses and $699,857 (almost 9% of it income) paid out to its CEOs.[20]